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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Theron Thomas of St. Thomas Wins 2024 Grammy For Songwriter of Year
Posted inArt News At VIFreep Breaking News

Theron Thomas of St. Thomas Wins 2024 Grammy For Songwriter of Year

LOS ANGELES — Big up congratulations are in order for Theron Thomas for winning Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical) at the 66th Grammy Awards in California on Sunday night. Native St.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 5, 2024
Cops still searching for shooters on St. Thomas, St. Croix
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Cops still searching for shooters on St. Thomas, St. Croix

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are still searching for two people wanted for separate shootings on St. Thomas and St. Croix recently. The latest shooting occurred Friday on St.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 5, 2024
Nikki Haley says Texas can secede from US
Posted inBreaking News National News Territorial Affairs

Nikki Haley says Texas can secede from US

AUSTIN — Texas has the right to secede from the U.S. if its citizens decide to do so, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley argued this week — a controversial view…
Posted by John McCarthy February 4, 2024
Six inches of rain expected in parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, NWS says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Six inches of rain expected in parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, NWS says

SAN JUAN — Our region can expect a significant rain event this week caused by a lower level trough, the National Weather Service said today. For now, the peak of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 4, 2024
Haiti cracks down on heavily armed environmental agents after clashes with police
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti cracks down on heavily armed environmental agents after clashes with police

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government on Monday announced a crackdown on a state environmental department whose heavily armed agents have grown more powerful in recent months and were blamed for…
Posted by John McCarthy February 4, 2024
Land of Dracula Sending Its Hardened Criminals To USVI
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Land of Dracula Sending Its Hardened Criminals To USVI

CRUZ BAY — The VIPD believes there could be thousands of undocumented persons currently in the territory and confirmed that St. John is the preferred entry point for people migrating…
Posted by John McCarthy February 4, 2024
Two dead as migrant vessel capsizes near Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Two dead as migrant vessel capsizes near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A major search and rescue operation is under way in Puerto Rican waters as the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) tries to find passengers from a migrant vessel…
Posted by John McCarthy February 3, 2024
Google cofounder Larry Page quietly bought a Puerto Rico island for $32 million
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Google cofounder Larry Page quietly bought a Puerto Rico island for $32 million

SAN JUAN — Larry Page has spent the last decade amassing an impressive collection of private islands. It's even bigger than we thought. The Google cofounder purchased Cayo Norte, a large…
Posted by John McCarthy February 3, 2024
Royal Caribbean upbeat on 2024 profit as strong booking trends persist
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean upbeat on 2024 profit as strong booking trends persist

MIAMI (REUTERS) — Royal Caribbean Group projected 2024 profit above Wall Street expectations after robust demand for cruise vacations and steeper ticket prices helped it beat fourth-quarter earnings estimates on…
Posted by John McCarthy February 3, 2024
Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies
Posted inEntertainment News National News Sports News

Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger…
Posted by John McCarthy February 3, 2024

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